By Peter Ewart-Opinion 250 Peter Ewart It is an outrageous amount. According to a document from the Ministry of Forests that was recently brought to light in the provincial legislature (1), for the five years between 2008 – 2013, the forest company giants, Canfor and West Fraser, overcut 928,000 cubic
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Cowichan Conversations: City of Duncan Parking Tickets Made Easy
Don Maroc – Cowichan Conversations Contributor The tickets you receive from the City of Duncan commissionaires remain the same but, according to Karen Burley, Director of Corporate Services, it will no longer be necessary for you to go to court. As it now stands those who dispute bylaw violation must appear before
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: NDP’s Jenny Kwan Has Proven Herself to Be A Woman Of Decency and Integrity
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It is quite sickening to watch the attack on the character of Jenny Kwan, the MLA who along with Joy McPhail stood up as the only opposition to Gordon Campbell and his BC Liberals following the BC NDP wipeout of 2001. Here is the CBC coverage including video
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Labour Peace Comes From Negotiations Not Legislation
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger If there was ever time for labour to stand and fight, it is now. BC has endured over a decade of abuse from the ideologically obedient pro corporate BC Liberals and our society as a whole has suffered as a result. The war against education has taken
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The CVRD Has Established a Special Committee to Investigate Management Compensation.
Don Maroc-Cowichan Conversations Contributor With rumblings of discontent at over-large salaries growing around the board table, a $200,000-a-year man sent down the road carrying a bag of gold, and an election coming up in November, the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) has established a special committee to investigate management compensation.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Would a Social Co-operative Work in the Cowichan Valley?
Robert Douglas-Cowichan Conversations Contributor More than two hundred unionized workers at Duncan’s Sunridge Place were recently given pink slips. This came after the owner of the seniors care facility reached an agreement to sell the operation to a Vancouver-based firm. Layoffs are effective in early June, when the deal should
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The CVRD Paid Off Former CEO With A $335,000 Severance Package
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The CVRD fired CEO Warren Jones and have now revealed that they wrote him a cheque for $335,000, a handsome severance designed in part to buy his silence. Of course this raises the question of what exactly were the reasons that brought about his dismissal, mutually agreeable
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Cowichan Valley NDP hosts lecture on Left in BC
Cowichan Valley NDP hosts lecture on Left in BCSocial Event and Lecture with Historian Gordon Hak VIU Professor Gordon Hak The Cowichan Valley NDP invites you to a special afternoon to socialize with fellow New Democrats and enjoy a talk with guest speaker Gordon Hak, Professor of History at Vancouver
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Thrifty Foods Has Established Their Central Warehouse on the Mainland
Don Maroc-Cowichan Conversations Contributor Based on a statement at the Regional Agricultural Commission’s February meeting “it was noted that Thrifty Foods has established their central warehouse on the mainland and island producers must go through this channel.” At last Wednesday’s CVRD Board meeting it seemed to District E (Glenora/Sahtlam) Director
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Adbusters New Campaign
Adbusters is working on a series of 15–second mindbombs: video punches aired on television networks all over the world, put there by jammers far and wide through a monumental crowd-funded campaign. These powerful metamemes will disrupt the corporate narrative with our message that global consumerism has degraded our mental environment
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC Needs An Independent Healthcare Ombudsman
This photo was taken on Dec 18th, 2013, 3 days after this woman was admitted to Victoria General Hospital. I am advised that she remained in a coma from Dec 16th to Dec 20th, 2013. Shortly after arriving via ambulance she stopped breathing then her heart stopped. She was revived
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Ukraine Crisis – It Is All About Control of Oil and Gas
Cold War propaganda has been ratcheted up considerably as the US continues its efforts to gain control and influence in the region that began a decade ago. Exxon, Shell and Chevron have invested heavily. Much of the western media has been unquestionably advancing the side of goodness and light (
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Here is one of the most beautifully sung versions of Paul Simons ‘The Boxer’
Take a few minutes to sit back and listen to this exceptional version of ‘The Boxer’
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Threat We Face From Coastal Tar Sands (Videos)
These videos, and Richard Boyce’s commentary are exceptional capturing the rugged beauty of the British Columbia Central Coast and the route chosen by Enbridge to ship bitumen from Kitimat through some of the most dangerous water channels in the world. The risks are undeniable, the breathtaking beauty under threat incomprehensible.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Opposition To The Shawnigan Watershed Contaminated Soil Threat Gains Momentum
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The ups and downs of the battle trying to save Shawnigan from becoming home to 5 million tonnes of toxic soil being dumped in their watershed shows no signs of slowing down or losing momentum. It is difficult to imagine how the BC Liberal Government would allow
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Council of Canadians Seek to Protect Shawnigan Watershed From Toxic Dumps
The Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) has been appearing before the BC Environmental Board in Victoria looking for relief from the entity that might provide their best chance of overturning South Island Aggregates (SIA) permit to dump 5 million tonnes of contaminated soil in the Shawnigan Watershed. Yesterday, the Council
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Roberto Luogno Traded To The Florida Panthers
We will miss Roberto Luongo. I wish him the best. He will home with his family at last. The Vancouver Canucks have traded goalie Roberto Luongo back to the Florida Panthers. Luongo rejoins the Panthers after having been traded from them to Vancouver eight seasons ago. The Canucks receive prospect
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The CVRD Board Fired CAO Warren Jones-No Reasons Given!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger I have criticized the CVRD politicians over their handling of the Eco Depot, contaminated sites, lack of out front debate and I stand by my posts in that regard. However, on Friday they fired their CAO-Warren Jones from the top management position and I am relieved to
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The BC NDP Leadership Race Is Rigged To Protect Status Quo
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger I just Facebook liked Lana Popham for BC NDP Leader. Now before you assess my support for her, it is beyond that. The BC NDP needs a flat out gloves off brawl over the abandonment of anything remotely left of centre. The inner circle has rigged the
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